• ikidd@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Oh, that’ll get spicy.

    If there’s anything to this story, and fuck knows, there certainly is, the last thing Robinson wants is to get into a trial against an organization that has evidence and a soapbox big enough for a herd of elephants to trumpet from.

    What a fucking moron.

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      6 months ago

      It doesn’t matter.

      Nothing will happen before the election, and until then he can spin it as suing CNN for spreading lies or something, and get away with it with 0 penalty.

      It’s a mildly clever stalling tactic.

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        I wouldn’t say zero penalty; his poll numbers are shit. They were before the story leaked, but nobody seems to be Teflon the way Trump is. He’s possibly tanking North Carolina down ballot, and could even flip the state for Kamala. His political career is surely finished. It would have been before now if the GOP had their way, they tried really hard to get him to drop out.

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          Although I do love that CNN dropped this bombshell within something like 18 hours of the deadline for him to drop out.

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            I’ve heard rumors that it was leaked by the GOP specifically to get him to drop out before it was too late, but he’s a stubborn Trumper, so I hope they’re enjoying the beast they created.

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              If that’s true, I’m glad it came back to bite them in the ass. They’re reaping what they sowed with years of MAGA.

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    This will never go to discovery, else proving this perverts perviness. No, Clayton Bigsby just wants the “I’m fighting this” press coverage. GUARANTEED he will drop this suit right after the election.

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    Whats the old phrase originally meant for news papers… Don’t pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel. Same thing here just different format.

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    6 months ago

    My guy thinks he can sue a major media outlet into silence.

    I mean, it did work for Twitter to get one of its advertisers back, so we’ll see… 😅